British Mobile Phone Report Nothing To Worry About According To Finnish Researchers, But Danes More Cautious Hufvudstadsbladet May 12, 2000 British experts have reported findings that support a limitation of the time children should use mobile phones, but Finnish researchers are doubtful. There is no reason to be too concerned over the British report, according […]
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Health Fears For The Mobile Phone Generation
Health Fears For The Mobile Phone Generation Western Daily Press May 12, 2000 After playing computer games and surfing the Internet, mobile phones are the latest craze for youngsters. Already one in four of Britain’s 24 million mobile phone users are aged under 18, which means that more than a third of all youngsters has […]
Scientist Urges Curbs On Children’s Use Of Cell Phones
Scientist Urges Curbs On Children’s Use Of Mobiles Reuters Journalist: Edna Fernandes May 12, 2000 Children should be discouraged from using mobile telephones because of potential health risks, the chief of a British government-commissioned inquiry into the phones’ safety said on Thursday. Sir William Stewart of Tayside University in Scotland said however that there was […]
The Dilemma Over Mobiles That Menace Our Children
The Dilemma Over Mobiles That Menace Our Children The Express May 12, 2000 New guidance on the safety of mobile phones has left worried parents confused over whether they should allow their children to use them. The Government-commissioned Stewart Report warns that children are particularly vulnerable to potential risks and should avoid using mobiles unless […]
Britain Urges Caution On Mobile Phone Use
Britain Urges Caution On Mobile Phone Use Reuters Journalist: Edna Fernandes May 11, 2000 Government-backed scientists have urged parents to curb children’s use of mobile phones and promised tougher rules for transmitter masts as a precaution against potential health risks from radiation. The warning on public health came in a report that ministers said was […]
Mobile Phone Safety Chaos
Mobile Phone Safety Chaos This Is London Journalist: Jo Revill May 11, 2000 Parents are today left in total confusion over whether to let their children use mobile phones. The independent group of experts investigating the risk says it is possible children may suffer harmful health effects due to minute biological changes occurring in the […]
Cell Phones Risk To Children Health
Cell Phones Risk To Child Health The Guardian May 11, 2000 A government-backed panel is expected to deliver a blow to the mobile phone industry today when it announces that concerns about their safety are real enough to warrant curbs on their use by children. The independent panel of scientists was set up by the […]
UK call for cell phone companies to stop marketing to children
UK Mobile Phone Industry Faces Crackdown Financial Times Journalists: Rosemary Bennett and Alan Cane May 11, 2000 The government is set to impose one of the toughest regimes in the world on the mobile phone industry, with a crackdown on the building of masts and a call for companies to stop marketing to children. Operators […]
UK To Order Restrictions On Children’s Cell Phone Use
UK To Order Restrictions On Children’s Mobile Use Financial Times May 10, 2000 Ministers have instructed the chief medical officer to draw up guidelines restricting children’s use of mobile phones following a report from leading scientists that suggests they may be at risk. The report, commissioned by the government last year, will be published on […]
Cell Phone Users At Risk For Brain Cancer
Cell Phone Users At Risk For Brain Cancer, According To Swedish Medical Researchers Business Wire – Health Wire May 04, 2000 With worldwide cellular phone use rising exponentially, a team of Swedish medical investigators is raising renewed concerns about links between brain tumors and the phones in a new, peer-reviewed article to be posted today […]
Cell Phones Health Risk To Our Children
Cell Phones Health Risk To Our Children The Express May 03, 2000 Children should be discouraged from using mobile phones because they are more at risk from the radiation, says a top team of scientists. The expert group, set up by the Government in response to growing concern about safety, found conclusive evidence that the […]
A Health Alerts Youth Craze Fuels Cell Phones Boom
Health Alert As Youth Craze Fuels Cell Phones Boom The Express January 6, 2000 Almost half the population now use cell phones. Figures released yesterday show that an extra 4.39million people joined the networks in the run-up to Christmas. That doubled the total number of users from this time last year to 24million, or four […]